Flor Contemplacion has been dead for more than a decade. However, we still have had 30 years of Flor Contemplacion Crybabies spreading fake news about her "innocence". The sentiment was pretty much that Flor was innocent, there was some hatred for Singapore going on, and the narrative was that Flor was a saint. I thought about this torture scene (not available in the free edition on VIVA Films' YouTube channel), but it's available if you either rent or buy the film on YouTube Movies. It's probably because of the Terms and Conditions that YouTube allows for free-for-all movies. You can rent the movie for PHP 180.00 (SD) if you don't want to own the film, but want to see the uncut experience. It's still that clear despite being SD.
For some indicators, if you want to see the paid movie vs. the free movie, here are some differences between the free movie from VIVA Films vs. the paid version:
Not to mention, the very scene where Flor was electrocuted had policemen who were no gloves. The floor would've gotten wet. Flor wouldn't be the only one to die but also the policemen. The whole result was that the scene ended up becoming unintentionally funny.
The whole torture scene from the movie is easily debunked by elementary and high school science!
- 1:27:01 timemark (free movie) is also found in 1:27:01--1:27:02 timemark for the paid movie. However, at 1:27:02 up to 1:28:38, one can see Delia (played by Amy Austria) being beaten up by Nicholas' father. It's funny how the actor looks like President Bongbong Marcos too.
- In the paid version, the 1:29:16--1:31:44 one can see the preposterous electric shock scene, which defies the law of physics.
The scenes are flashbacks from the scenes where Flor allegedly talked with Evangeline Porales, who was arrested for overstaying and was scheduled for deportation. The movie also portrayed Singapore's prison as rather primitive where Evangeline and Flor were sharing a common arinola at the same cell. Yes, it paints a disgusting image, but that's what the movie portrays. VIVA Films probably wanted to paint Singapore in such a bad light, even in the free version!
We need to talk about basic science in this scene.
We don't need to be doctors. All we need is common sense. The movie showed that Flor was dunked into a deep drum of water. Later, she was given electric shock treatment when half of her body was soaking wet. I don't need a degree in surgery to understand that the armpit is dangerously close to the heart and lungs. Not to mention, the Singaporean outlet in the 1990s had 230 volts of electricity vs. the 220 volts of electricity in the Philippines.
Based on basic medical science alone (ask a doctor if you doubt me, which I hope you do), we can notice that anywhere near the armpit area is very close to the lung and almost aligned with the heart, which pumps blood. There's a rule that an electric shock for cardiac resuscitation requires a certain amount of energy. Anything higher than the required voltage would be dangerous. Dry skin has a resistance of 100K Ohms, while wet skin has a resistance of only 1K Ohms.
Not to mention, the very scene where Flor was electrocuted had policemen who were no gloves. The floor would've gotten wet. Flor wouldn't be the only one to die but also the policemen. The whole result was that the scene ended up becoming unintentionally funny.
The whole torture scene from the movie is easily debunked by elementary and high school science!